eal: add function to release internal resources

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_18_02.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst
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@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
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+* **Add function to allow releasing internal EAL resources on exit**
+
+  During ``rte_eal_init()`` EAL allocates memory from hugepages to enable its
+  core libraries to perform their tasks. The ``rte_eal_cleanup()`` function
+  releases these resources, ensuring that no hugepage memory is leaked. It is
+  expected that all DPDK applications call ``rte_eal_cleanup()`` before
+  exiting. Not calling this function could result in leaking hugepages, leading
+  to failure during initialization of secondary processes.
+
 * **Added the ixgbe ethernet driver to support RSS with flow API.**
 
   Rte_flow actually defined to include RSS, but till now, RSS is out of
@@ -99,6 +108,17 @@ New Features
   * Rx/Tx descriptor status
   * Link status update/event
 
+* **Updated the AESNI-MB PMD.**
+
+  The AESNI-MB PMD has been updated with additional support for:
+
+  * AES-CCM algorithm.
+
+* **Updated the DPAA_SEC crypto driver to support rte_security.**
+
+  Updated the ``dpaa_sec`` crypto PMD to support ``rte_security`` lookaside
+  protocol offload for IPSec.
+
 * **Added Wireless Base Band Device (bbdev) abstraction.**
 
   The Wireless Baseband Device library is an acceleration abstraction